{"id":18946,"date":"2025-06-13T11:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=18946"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:25:12","slug":"mr-johnson-buys-5-bottles-of-lemonade-for-the-school-picnic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/mr-johnson-buys-5-bottles-of-lemonade-for-the-school-picnic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Johnson buys 5 bottles of lemonade for the school picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mr. Johnson buys 5 bottles of lemonade for the school picnic. He buys four 28- ounce bottles and one 64-ounce bottle. Using rounding to the nearest ten, about how much lemonade does Mr. Johnson buy in all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct Answer: A. 180 ounces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step-by-Step Explanation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Johnson buys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Four bottles<\/strong>, each with <strong>28 ounces<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One bottle<\/strong> with <strong>64 ounces<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s calculate the <strong>total exact amount first<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Four 28-ounce bottles:<\/strong> 4\u00d728=112&nbsp;ounces4 \\times 28 = 112 \\text{ ounces}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add the 64-ounce bottle:<\/strong> 112+64=176&nbsp;ounces112 + 64 = 176 \\text{ ounces}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the question asks you to round <strong>to the nearest ten<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>176 rounded to the nearest ten<\/strong> is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Look at the <strong>units digit<\/strong> (the \u201c6\u201d in 176).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since it is <strong>5 or more<\/strong>, we <strong>round up<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>176\u2248180&nbsp;ounces176 \\approx \\boxed{180} \\text{ ounces}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This is the Correct Answer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding to the nearest ten is a method of estimation that simplifies numbers for quick mental math or planning. In this case, Mr. Johnson needs a rough idea of how much lemonade he\u2019s bringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>28 rounds to 30<\/strong>, and 64 rounds to <strong>60<\/strong>. You could also estimate using:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4\u00d730=1204 \\times 30 = 120<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>120+60=180120 + 60 = 180 ounces<br>This confirms the answer from another estimation method.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rounding is useful in everyday situations like shopping or cooking where exact precision is less important than quick planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among the options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. 180 ounces<\/strong> is the rounded value of 176<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. 180 ounces<\/strong> (same as A)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. 90 ounces<\/strong> is far too low<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. 190 ounces<\/strong> is too high since 176 is closer to 180<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By adding the exact values and rounding to the nearest ten, we find that Mr. Johnson buys <strong>about 180 ounces<\/strong> of lemonade. Thus, the correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2705 <strong>A. 180 ounces<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Johnson buys 5 bottles of lemonade for the school picnic. He buys four 28- ounce bottles and one 64-ounce bottle. Using rounding to the nearest ten, about how much lemonade does Mr. Johnson buy in all? The correct answer and explanation is: Correct Answer: A. 180 ounces Step-by-Step Explanation: Mr. Johnson buys: Let\u2019s calculate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quiz-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18947,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18946\/revisions\/18947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}